The Seder is a special Jewish dinner held on the first night of Passover — and outside Israel, often on the second night as well. Families sit at the table and tell the old story of how the Jewish people left Egypt.

The Seder is一種 a special Jewish dinner猶太人特別的晚宴， held on the first night of Passover在逾越節第一個晚上舉行——and outside Israel而在以色列以外的地方，often on the second night as well常常第二天晚上也會再辦一次。Families sit at the table家人會坐在餐桌旁 and tell the old story講述古老的故事 of how the Jewish people left Egypt說猶太人是怎麼離開埃及的。

The evening has a set path: certain foods, questions the children ask, songs, and cups of wine. The word itself is Hebrew for ‘order’: you do not just eat; you follow the order of the night. There is unleavened bread, bitter herbs, and a telling of the story so that each generation hears it.

The evening has a set path這個晚上有一套固定的流程：certain foods特定的食物、questions the children ask孩子們會問的問題、songs歌曲、and cups of wine還有一杯杯的酒。The word itself is Hebrew for ‘order’這個字本身在希伯來文裡是「順序」的意思：you do not just eat你不是只是吃東西而已；you follow the order of the night你是照著這個晚上固定的順序走。There is有 unleavened bread未發酵的麵餅、bitter herbs苦菜、and a telling of the story還有講述這個故事的環節 so that each generation hears it好讓每一代人都聽得到。

It is a home ritual more than a temple service, though it is deeply religious. In English we keep the Hebrew word and write it with a capital S, like a name. Though actually, it is not a general word for ‘a Jewish meal,’ and it is not the whole of Passover — Passover is the festival; the Seder is this ordered dinner that opens it.

It is a home ritual more than a temple service它比較像是家裡的儀式，而不是猶太會堂的禮拜，though it is deeply religious不過本質上還是很宗教性的。In English在英文裡，we keep the Hebrew word我們保留希伯來原文這個字 and write it with a capital S並用大寫S開頭，like a name就像一個專有名字一樣。Though actually不過實際上，it is not a general word for ‘a Jewish meal,’它不是泛指「一頓猶太人的餐」的一般說法，and it is not the whole of Passover也不是整個逾越節——Passover is the festival逾越節是整個節日；the Seder is this ordered dinner that opens it而Seder是開場的這一頓有固定順序的晚宴。